Cancer and Alzheimer's disease are two of the most feared diagnoses in medicine, but they rarely strike the same person.

A team of Canadian scientists has uncovered a new way to slow the growth of glioblastoma, the most aggressive and currently ...

New research published in the journal Neuroscience provides evidence that nitrous oxide may be an effective treatment for ...

A hidden communication network between brain cells and glioblastoma tumors may be key to slowing this aggressive cancer.

Explore the potential of the HIV drug Maraviroc in slowing glioblastoma growth as discovered by McMaster University ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this process possible. Among the discoveries is PEDS1, a gene now linked to a ...

Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can continue to develop new brain cells into old age. Researchers at Sweden’s ...

Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer. These interactions might be a therapeutic target. Read the paper: Neuronal ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...

A neurologist explains why the brain strengthens much like muscle –\u00A0through challenge, rest and novelty – and how simple ...